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Grace at Work, our half-day service day is Sat., Oct. 5. Save the date or sign up below. For those interested in other weekend service projects, check out one of our Fall Partnership Days with service partners in the Northeast. Fri., Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m. at Sheffield Place Contact Rev. …

Virginia Reed Food Drive During the month of September, we are collecting peanut butter, cereal and mac and cheese. Drop off donations anytime in the baskets located at the entry doors or at the Food Drive table in the parlor every third Sunday.

By Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister to Youth Last month, 18 of us traveled to Otavalo, Ecuador, for the high school mission trip. We spent a week partnering with FEDICE to work with a community center on renovation projects at their daycare, Mushuk Muyu (“New Seeds”). We spent the week with …

Rev. Corey Meyer, Director of Mission Partnerships For over two decades, Bridging the Gap has been dreaming of programs to encourage Kansas City to think creatively about ways to promote environmental sustainability. During this year’s Easter season, you heard it from our worship leaders, read it in The Christian, and …

An international mission trip isn’t easy. There’s much to plan, much to purchase, much to prepare. The hardest part, however, may be readjusting to life back home. Beyond catching up on rest, it can be difficult to make sense of the memories and the transformation you’ve had while traveling; it …

When I was told that we were meeting with some of the teens of the village that we were working with, admittedly I was a bit nervous. I don’t really speak much Spanish, and I was worried that the encounter would be awkward and forced. To my pleasant surprise, the …

We started the day off with an amazing trip to the Tocagon Church. What started with a beautiful opening hymn, ended with a cute play put on by the kids in the village. The church service was far different from an American service. Lasting over two and a half hours, …

Today was an earlier day than yesterday, and we had gotten through the listening part and into the doing. Even though the morning was full of painting and staining and finishing the ceiling we still had opportunities to learn about their culture through our work and observations. For example, on …

Often times, people think waiting is the hardest part. So far, we seem to be handling it pretty well. We waited early this morning for our 6:15am flight; we’re waiting now in the Miami airport for our 7 hour layover to end; we’ll be excitedly waiting to arrive at …

Adult leaders Tyler Heston, Nancy Lear, Lori Bennett and 15 sort-of-awake teenagers met at KCI today, June 6, at 4:00 a.m. (YES, that is early) to depart on their service/learning mission to Ecuador. Check back here for updates on their trip, which will be posted as the team has accessibility …

Shop The Well for Prayer Boxes. They provide a designated space for people to place reminders of situations, groups, events or individuals they wish to keep in mind and heart. During a time of prayer or meditation, they can review the contents of the boxes, which can focus their thoughts …

The church’s 2011-2016 Capital Campaign provided $300,000 to be designated for an outreach project in Northeast Kansas City. A portion of these funds were committed to creating a three-year Director of Mission Partnerships staff position to strengthen our relationships and hands on mission projects in the Northeast, and $200,000 would …